Go Green: These Are The Best Sustainable Stores in NYC

In the 21st century, there is a lot more emphasis on using sustainable products to conserve natural environment resources.

Like many other metropolis cities of the world, New York City also has a plethora of sustainable stores to bring human activities in harmony with nature.

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Many sustainable stores in NYC have many kinds of products, including groceries, clothing, pottery and beauty products, etc.

Here are some of our favorite sustainable stores in NYC!

Earth & Me

It is the Queen’s first zero-waste store and a refill station. They are selling products that are manufactured with eco-friendly materials and natural ingredients.

Earth & Me

They sell different types of products, from pet products to beauty products. At Earth & Me, you can bring your own sanitized containers for refilling the beauty and cleaning supplies without wasting more plastic packaging.

Address: 2509 Astoria Blvd, Queens, NY 11102.

Green in BKLYN

This eco-friendly homeware and gift shop was started by a local on 2009 Earth Day.

It is a one-stop shop, and you will find many products here like cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies, recycled paper products, towel and blankets, beauty products, energy savers, coffee and tea, kid’s products, and craft products.

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The star product of Green in BKLYN is its Lenonce bamboo socks.

Address: 432 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

Package Free Shop

The Package Free Shop is one of a renowned shop in NYC with two locations, is an initiative of Lauren Singer.

Package Free

Lauren Singer is a well-known zero waste blogger, and she is the mind behind “Trash Is for Tossers.” The shop features many eco-friendly products from different ethical brands, all made with zero-waste packaging.

Address:

• Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
• Williamsburg, 137 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Celsious

It is a laundromat in Williamsburg founded by two sisters that use sustainable and ultra-energy-efficient washing machines and three-ingredient detergent from Simply Co to minimize your carbon footprint.

Celsious

The shop has a café and backyard where you can wait and enjoy a cup of matcha. Due to Covid-19, Celsious is also offering drop-off services.

Address: 115 N 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249.

Magpie

It is another sustainable store in New York City where you can shop a variety of eco-friendly and reasonably priced local products without worrying about your waste emission.

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Their product list includes beauty products, toys, stationery, jewelry, home decor, and accessories. Our personal favorite is their backpack made from plastic bottles and an alpaca blanket.

Address: 488 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024.

Zero Waste Daniel

It is a clothing brand by designer Denial Silverstein, and they use the waste from New York’s garment industry to make a sustainable line of genderless clothing.

Zero Waste Daniel

Their other accessories are also made of 100 percent scrap material to create as little waste as possible and make you feel that what you are wearing has no negative environmental impact.

Baggu

Once you have decided to use eco-friendly products, then the bag should also be sustainable in which you will carry the sustainable products.

BAGGU website

Baggu, an eco-friendly bag shop, is a mother-daughter duo located in Williamsburg. Their collection has many lovely and beautiful designs, all made from sustainable materials.

You will definitely fall in love with their canvas purses and clean line totes.

Address: 242 Wythe Avenue #4 Entrance on North 3rd St between Wythe &, Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249.

Which one of these will you be visiting first? Let us know in the comments below.

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